Rental Family is the latest film by Japanese filmmaker Hikari (37 Seconds), a director known for blending tenderness with emotional depth. Here, she returns with a comedy-drama clearly designed to tug at the heartstrings – and for the most part, succeeds – all set against the picturesque backdrop of Japan. Rental Family is a heartwarming and sincerely crafted story that stands out larg...
“…and I felt saddest of all when I read the boring chapters that were only descriptions of whales, because I knew that the author was just trying to save us from his own sad story, just for a little while.” A crumpled essay read a thousand times over, an allegedly broken webcam and a very sad story are at the centre of Darren Aronofosky’s The Whale, an adaptation of another author’s semi autobiogr...
